19980 Barrysimon
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19980 Barrysimon is a Main-belt asteroid discovered on November 22, 1989 by David H. Levy
and Carolyn S. Shoemaker
at Palomar
It is named for amateur astronomer
Barry Simon
. Simon is the founder of the Deep South Regional StarGaze, an amateur event held in the south annually since 1983. He is also a multi-term past president of the Pontchartrain Astronomy Society of New Orleans, LA
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David H. Levy
David H. Levy is a Canadian astronomer and science writer most famous for his co-discovery in 1993 of Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9, which collided with the planet Jupiter in 1994.-Biography:...
and Carolyn S. Shoemaker
Carolyn S. Shoemaker
Carolyn Jean Spellmann Shoemaker is an American astronomer and is a co-discoverer of Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9. She holds the record for most comets discovered by an individual.- Personal life :...
at Palomar
Palomar
-Places:* One of several locations in northern San Diego County, including** Palomar Mountain, part of the Palomar Mountain Range and one of the highest points in San Diego County** Palomar Observatory, a privately owned observatory located on Palomar Mountain...
It is named for amateur astronomer
Amateur astronomy
Amateur astronomy, also called backyard astronomy and stargazing, is a hobby whose participants enjoy watching the night sky , and the plethora of objects found in it, mainly with portable telescopes and binoculars...
Barry Simon
Barry Simon
Barry Simon is an eminent American mathematical physicist and the IBM Professor of Mathematics and Theoretical Physics at Caltech, known for his prolific contributions in spectral theory, functional analysis, and nonrelativistic quantum mechanics , including the connections to atomic and...
. Simon is the founder of the Deep South Regional StarGaze, an amateur event held in the south annually since 1983. He is also a multi-term past president of the Pontchartrain Astronomy Society of New Orleans, LA
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...
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